‘380 MR. F. CHAPMAN ON THE 
During my microscopical examination of the thin slices of the 
cores brought up by the boring operations at Funafuti it was 
evident that, in order to arrive at some definite conclusions re- 
specting the meaning of the various changes in the facies of the 
foraminifera and other microzoa found at different levels, we 
ought to know more about the actual distribution of the microzoa 
living round the atoll and in the lagoon. By a careful study of 
the differences in the distribution of the smaller organisms it is 
possible to gain information of considerable value as to the depth 
at which they best developed, and also with regard to the ac- 
companying physical or hydrographical conditions. The present 
paper should therefore serve as a basis for the discussion of the 
significance of the contents of the core as far as the foraminifera 
‘are concerned (and these organisms, by the way, constitute the 
ereater proportion of the Funafuti core), since the results are 
derived from samples obtained from fairly shallow-water deposits, 
speaking in the hydrographical sense. 
This interesting subject, in its bearing on the contents of the 
-core, may be discussed in a later paper of this series. 
The deep-sea soundings taken round Funafuti are also of 
considerable interest, and their description may be reserved for 
another paper on the subject. 
TI. Foramintrera from the OcEAn-BEacues, Funarvurtt, 
from material collected by Prof. Somuas, 1896. 
Norz.—The actual label-names attached to the samples of 
ands have the following signification, and the native name alone 
is here retained :—‘‘ Our Islet” = Fongafale Islet or Funafuti 
Island; “South Island” = Avalau Islet; “Gold Island”= 
Fualopa Islet. 
The following terms in the Table denote the relative abundance 
of the specimens :—v.r.=very rare 5; r.=rare; f.=frequent ; 
.= common; V.c.=very common; ex.c.=excessively common. 
